(This venue has closed.) Sichuan breakfast: Chengdu cold noodles. This beloved food stall shuttered when the lower level of Flushing's Golden Mall closed for renovations. At least a half-dozen mall vendors now operate elsewhere, but, sad to say, according to Joe DiStefano the proprietors of Chengdu Tianfu have no such plans.
(Correction: Previously I had written that Flushing's Golden Mall, in its entirety, would close at the end of July 2019. Subsequently I learned of good news: The street-level businesses will remain open while the lower level is renovated over the course of three to four months. When the lower level reopens (alas, without Chengdu Tianfu), the street level will be made over. Ultimately, four new floors will be built atop the current structure. The preceding paragraph has been edited to reflect this new reporting.)
Note also the arrangement of the wall menu shown below, the most comprehensive version of several different posted bills of fare. The menu items are arranged top-to-bottom and right-to-left, after the fashion of traditional Chinese text.
H/T (from ages ago) Brian S
Chengdu Tianfu Xiaochi (sometimes translated Chengdu Heavenly Snacks or, simply, Chengdu Heaven)
41-28 Main St. (at 41st Rd., inside the Golden Mall, downstairs), Flushing, Queens
